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No Achievements for Xbox Originals
Ben Parfitt Nov 15 2007, 12:19pm
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Major Nelson confirms that there will be no Gamerpoints on offer for upcoming Xbox Live offerings
Hardcore gamers across the land are lamenting the news that Microsoft’s upcoming selection of original Xbox titles that will be available through Xbox Live will not include added Achievement points for players to unlock.
As was announced earlier this week, the new titles will arrive as part of Microsoft’s Autumn update on December 4th. The first batch of games is set to include Halo, Fable and Fahrenheit.
However, on his Microsoft blog Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb stated: “I have gotten quite a few questions about the Xbox Originals announcement.
Specifically, folks want to know if these games will have additional functionality like Achievements and Gamerscore.
“The answer is no. These are the original games that were created before Xbox 360. In order to preserve the integrity of the original gaming experience they provide, they will have the features available at the time of their initial release. I hope that clears that up.
“I know it's probably not what you wanted to hear, but I thought it would be best to get clear up an misunderstanding up right up front. Would it have been cool? Sure it would. But as many folks have noted, for a variety of reasons it's just not possible.”
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“huh”
Posted: Nov 15, 4:42pm
"In order to preserve the integrity of the original ga*****xperience..."
So if the game always had texture pop up (Halo 2) the conversion would mean they would leave it in, as It is a key part of the experience?
I am taking it to extremes, but why don't they just say "they are the games in their original format, nothing has changed" rather than this stupid "original ga*****xperience" nonsense.
reminds me of their phrase:
"Have you crossed the gateway to the zen of gaming".
“Re: huh”
Posted: Nov 15, 4:42pm
ok, why did it censor ga*****xperience
“Re: huh”
Posted: Nov 16, 3:39pm
Because if you put the end of the word gaMING and the first letter of the word Experience together you get the word *****. And ***** is one of my favourite words. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****.